Programs
Scholarship Request
We are a donation-based center and want everyone to attend regardless of financial ability. Our registration platform requires us to list a standard cost, but you are welcome to request a scholarship or offer a different amount. Please fill out the form. If you have further questions or requests, feel free to contact us at […]
One Day Retreat (In-Person & Online)
With Community Timekeeper, Tallahassee Chan Center
This one-day Chan retreat aims to deepen your meditation practice. This retreat includes 30-minute sitting meditation periods, and will end with an opportunity for Q&A. The One Day Retreat is held In-Person and Online — One Day Retreat Schedule 9:00AM – 9:30AM Introduction 9:30AM – 12:00PM Alternate 30-minute sitting/walking meditations 12:00PM – 12:40PM Lunch Break […]
August Seven Day Retreat (In-Person)
With GuoGu
In the Chan tradition, there are two main approaches to awakening: the method of silent illumination (mòzhào) and investigating a critical phrase (huàtóu). The former is a settling method of serene reflection on the nature of awareness; the latter is an explosive approach that aims to concentrate and shatter all mental states so awakening manifests. […]
Healing Through Practice: A Four-Part Workshop
With Dewaine Rester
Tallahassee Chan Center Healing Through Practice: A Four-Part Workshop Led by Dewaine Rester This layperson-led Chan training explores “healing” in the practice sense: reducing avoidable suffering, stabilizing attention, and strengthening wise conduct under stress. Especially supportive for those navigating illness, pain, fear, grief, caregiving demands, or chronic uncertainty. The emphasis is embodied awareness — training […]
